[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2012-03-05 Thread vince
This bug must be valid because this features is one of the answer of the [url=https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1]bug n° 1[/url] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/868850 Title: the

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2012-01-19 Thread Gregor Riepl
The corresponding gsettings comand line would be: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri 'file:///home/user/Pictures/wallpaper.xml' But you should be very careful what you put in that XML file. Relative paths aren't supported, for example. If one of the images can't be found, Unit

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-18 Thread Jose Luis De la Cruz
While Ubuntu development team is working in this issue, you can set your custom slideshow in ubuntu 11.10 as follow. Create a custom slideshow with crebs (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25549/how-to-create-a-wallpaper- slideshow-in-ubuntu/) After creating it. Crebs store it as a xml file in your

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-17 Thread Sebastien Bacher
> gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename nautilus has been ported to gsettings in GNOME3 and stopped using gconf so no wonder that doesn't trigger any update -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-15 Thread Pykler
OK figured out what the upstream comment meant :S or :) in any case too much work ~/.local/share/gnome-background-properties/ cat >~/.local/share/gnome-background-properties/custom-wallpapers.xml < Pykler /home/pykler/.backgrounds/realtime/background.xml zoom EOF Replace th

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-15 Thread Pykler
OK found the link, sorry for the frustration... However, this is an ubuntu bug, since the xml's under /usr/share/gnome-background-properties Namely /usr/share/gnome-background-properties/cosmos.xml /usr/share/gnome-background-properties/ubuntu-wallpapers.xml Are not even in the list :) only th

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-15 Thread Pykler
And who is upstream, do you have a link to that?! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/868850 Title: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers To manage notifications about t

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-15 Thread Pykler
This cannot be by design, why are you messing with user who use this feature! This cannot be invalid! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/868850 Title: the background panel doesn't let you

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-15 Thread Francisco Castillo
mmm no it doesn't work adding a xml background to that folder doesn't make it visible on the control center, adding it to /usr/share/backgrounds doesn't work either, the only way i've found was replacing /usr/share/backgrounds/contest/background-1.xml with my custom xml file. adding them in gn

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-12 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: gnome-control-center Status: Unknown => Invalid ** Changed in: gnome-control-center Importance: Unknown => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/868850 Title:

[Bug 868850] Re: the background panel doesn't let you add xml wallpapers

2011-10-12 Thread Sebastien Bacher
upstream said it's not a bug "That's on purpose. "XML" backgrounds are usually provided by distributions (and other customisers of the software). You can still test those by adding them to ~/.local/share/gnome-background-properties/." ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Tr